CONTENTS 1
BOOK ONE 1
Unit 1 1
Part A Numbers:Numeral System 1
Part B A Story:Old Mr Black 4
Part C A Passage:The Size of the United States 5
Unit 2 7
Part A Numbers:Discriminating Between Teens and Tens 7
Part B A Story:A Boy and His Father 9
Part C A Passage:The Four Largest Cities 10
Unit B 13
Part A Numbers:Practice with Ordinals 13
Part B A Story:A'Lucky'Man 15
Part C A Passage:Schools in the U.S.A 16
Unit 4 18
Part A Numbers:Hundreds 18
Part B A Story:Looking for A Thief 20
Part C A Passage:Two Great Men of Science 21
Unit 5 24
Part A Numbers:Thousands 24
Part B A Story:A Five Pound Note 26
Part C A Passage:How Did the States Get Their Names? 27
Unit 6 30
Part A Numbers:Millions 30
Part B A Story:Peter's Uncle 32
Part C A Passage:American in the Machine Age 33
Unit 7 36
Part A Numbers:Multiplication and Division 36
Part B A Story:Nasreddin and His Donkey 38
Part C A Passage:Stone Walls in New England 39
Unit 8 42
Part A Numbers:Aural Arithmetic 42
Part B A Story:Climbing the Mountains 44
Part C A Passage:Farm Life in the United States 45
Unit 9 48
Part A Numbers:Telephone Numbers 48
Part B A Storv:Mr Perkin's New Car 50
Part C A Passage:American Youth 52
Unit 10 55
Part A Numbers:Addresses 55
Part B A Story:The Dry Dinner 58
Part C A Passage:Which States Have the Most People? 60
Unit 11 62
Part A Numbers:Population 62
Part B A Story:The Farmer His Horse,and His Son 65
Part C A Passage:Ecology on A College Campus 67
Unit 12 69
Part A Numbers:Languages 69
Part B A Story:The Man from the Government 71
Part C A Passage:A New Way to Fly 73
Unit 13 75
Part A Numbers:Popular Magazines 75
Part B A Story:A Teacher of the Old School 77
Part C A Passage:What Causes Waves? 79
Unit 14 82
Part A Numbers:Multiple Page Numbers 82
Part B A Story:Fire!Danger at Port Richards 84
Part C A Passage:Women in the U.S.A 86
Unit 15 88
Part A Numbers:Library Classifications 88
Part B A Story:Your Passport,Please 90
Part C A Passage:Automobiles in the U.S.A 92
Unit 16 96
Part A Numbers:University and College Degrees(1) 96
Part B A Story:The Nine O'clock News 98
Part C A Passage:Frank Lioyd Wright,An Artist in Architecture 101
Unit 17 103
Part A Numbers:University and College Degrees(2) 103
Part B A Story:Oil and Water 105
Part C A Passage:Women's Liberation in the U.S.A 107
Unit 18 110
Part A Numbers:Practical Problem-Solving(1) 110
Part B A Story:The Man Who Never Put A Foot Wrong 112
Part C A Passage:Should There Be A Law? 114
Unit 19 117
Part A Numbers:Practical Problem-Solving(2) 117
Part B A Story:Five Minutes of Football 119
Part C A Passage:The Congress of the United States 121
Unit 20 124
Part A Numbers:A Trick with Numbers 124
Part B A Story:A Letter to the Morning Mail 126
Part C A Passage:Who Smokes? 128
BOOK TWO 131
Unit 1 131
Part A Directions and Spatial Relations:Directions and Positions 131
Part B Catching the Right Train 134
Part C Training Young Soldiers 135
Unit 2 137
Part A Three Dimensioins:Outside Relationships"What is near?What is far?" 137
Part B Catching A Plane 138
Part C A Boy Called Dick 139
Unit 3 141
Part A Three Dimensions:Inside Relationsbips"What is in?What is within?" 141
Part B Finding Out the House Rules 142
Part C April lst 143
Unit 4 145
Part A Following Directions and Describing Relationships "Where is the pos t office?Where is the bank?" 145
Part B Leaving A Message 147
Part C "A Singer" 149
Unit 5 151
Part A Describing Personal Residence "Where do you live?Where is that?" 151
Part B Forecas ting the Weather 152
Part C A Little Boy Called Johnny 154
Unit 6 156
Part A Lines,Angles,and Shapes "What shape is it?What dimension?" 156
Part B Finding the Way 157
Part C The Difference Between Film Work and Television Work 161
Unit 7 163
Part A Filling Out Charts:Punctuation Signs and Symbols 163
Part B Phoning a Flat-owner 164
Part C The Story of Glug A Fable 166
Unit 8 168
Part A Filling Out Cha rts:Mathematical Signs and Symbols 168
Pa rt B Enquiring About A Course 169
Part C"I'm Going to Have to Report This…" 171
Unit 9 174
Part A Geographical Locations:The Western States 174
Part B Sightseeing 175
Part C How Many More Changes? 177
Unit 10 180
Part A Geographical Locations:The Northeastern States 180
Part B Fixing An Appointment 181
Part C Holiday Time Again! 184
Unit 11 186
Part A Graphs(1) 186
Part B Making Enquiries at A Travel Agency 188
Part C Crime and Punishment 191
Unit 12 193
Part A Graphs(2) 193
Part B Shopping 195
Part C Who Owns Your Time? 198
Unit 13 201
Part A Europe "Where is Lisbon?How far?What direction?" 201
Part B Mr Johnson's Farm 202
Unit 14 206
Part A Air Miles "How many miles?Which direction?" 206
Part B I'm Sure I've Seen Her Before 207
Unit 15 212
Part A Saks Fifth Avenue "Where are the hats?Where are the shirts?" 212
Part B The Surprise 214
Unit 16 220
Part A Super-X Grocery 220
"Where is the most?Where are the frozen foods?" 220
Part B Flat Hunting 222
Unit 17 227
Part A Shopping District "Where is the bank?Where is the theater?" 227
Part B A Day in London 230
Unit 18 236
Part A Shops and Services "Where is the shoe repair?Where is the post office?" 236
Part B Plan the Meal 238
Unit 19 244
Part A Space Puzzle:Who Plays the uitar? 244
Part B The Burglar 246
Unit 20 252
Part A Space Puzzle:Who Is 18 Years Old? 252
Part B Break the Code 254